Economy of Plovdiv
The city of Plovdiv is the second only to Bulgaria's capital Sofia in economic importance and output. It is a major industrial, commercial, financial and shopping centre.
Recently, Plovdiv has one of the country's fastest growing economies with average
History
Located in the middle of a rich agricultural region, since the beginning of the 20th Plovdiv grew as a major industrial center.
Industry
Industry has been expanding again since the late 1990s, with numerous modern manufacturing plants built in the city or in its outskirts, mainly the municipality of Maritsa. In this period, some €500,000,000 has been invested in construction of numerous new factories. Some of the biggest new plants include the
Plovdiv is the seat of one of the oldest
Due to the growing demand for business office space Business Park Plovdiv is going to be constructed in the district of Trakiya. The investment is for €68,000,000 and the future park will occupy a built area of 110,000 m2.[11][12] A commercial and industrial park is to be built in the village of Radinovo at several km to the north-west of the city with a built-up area of 50,000 m2.[13]
Shopping and commerce
Commercial sector is among the fastest developing businesses in the city. A number of new modern trade centers have been built mainly in the Central district and the district of Trakiya. Those include Trade Center Grand,[14] Market Center[15] and two more all on the Kapitan Raycho Street,[15] Forum in Trakiya, Excelsior and others. There are several malls under construction - the €40 mln. Mall of Plovdiv with shopping area of 40,000 m², 11 cinema salons and a parking for 700 cars,[16] €50 mln. Central Mall Markovo tepe,[17] a huge €60 mln. mall and hotel complex in the district of Trakiya[18] as well as several other projects planned or under construction.
Several huge hypermarkets have been built in recent years mainly in the outskirts of the city: Metro, Kaufland, Sani (2 outlets), Praktiker, Billa, Mr. Bricolage, Baumax, Technopolis, Technopark Europa and others. The main shopping area is the central street with its numerous shops, cafés and restaurants. A number of pleasant cafés, craftsmen workshops and souvenir shops are situated in the Old town and the small streets in the centre, known among the locals as "The trap" (Bulgarian: Капана).
The
The city also has a duty-free zone since 1987. It has a customs terminal handling cargo from trucks and trains.[20]
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Plovdiv regains its business positions". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Unemployment in Plovdiv[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Plovdiv - BGP". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "Bicycle factory in Tsaratsovo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "A new Schneider factory to be built in Radinovo near Plovdiv". Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "The biggest electronic plant to open in Voivodinovo (in Bulgarian)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "Watts Industries Bulgaria". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Santinelli". Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Bulgarian beer maker Kamenitza bets on packaging innovations for '06". Dnevnik a.m. the news@8. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- ^ "Bulgaria's Kamenitza marks 125 years". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "The construction of Business Park Plovdiv begins in October 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "Business Park Plovdiv". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "ИТ парковете - нова концепция за България, ИТ парк Пловдив". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ Grand Trade Center to open in Plovdiv Archived 2009-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Пет големи търговски центъра слагат край на сергиите в центъра на Пловдив Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Construction of MALL of PLOVDIV begins
- ^ A Bulgarian-Israeli company to build a mall in Plovdiv
- ^ Мол за 60 млн. евро ще строят в пловдивския райoн Тракия
- ^ "Plovdiv International Fair". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ ISBN 954-91672-1-6.)
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